Actor and stepdaughter of IPS officer caught smuggling 14.8 kg of gold worth over ₹12 crore at KIA
The Hindu
Kannada film actor Ranya Rao, 33, was allegedly caught red-handed while trying to smuggle 14.8 kg of gold, worth over ₹ 12 crore from Dubai, at Kempegowda International Airport on Sunday evening.
Kannada film actor Ranya Rao, 33, was allegedly caught red-handed while trying to smuggle 14.8 kg of gold, worth over ₹ 12 crore from Dubai, at Kempegowda International Airport on Sunday evening.
The Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI), which led the operation and arrested her, is yet to make a statement on the case.
Ranya Rao is the stepdaughter of senior Indian Police Service officer from Karnataka, K. Ramachandra Rao. Mr. Rao is serving as Director-General of Police, Karnataka State Police Housing Corporation.
She has acted in three films as the lead, including the 2014 film Manikya, where she debuted and was paired with Sudeep. She also acted in the 2016 Tamil film Wagah and the 2017 Kannada film Pataki.
Ranya Rao reportedly tried to pass through the security without getting checked. A constable from the International Airport Police Station, who was with her, allegedly tried to escort her out.
However, DRI sleuths, who had a tip-off, stopped her and reportedly caught her red-handed trying to smuggle gold she had allegedly concealed on her body, in her jacket and other clothes. The DRI sleuths recovered a total of 14.8 kg of gold in bars, sources said.
Ranya Rao was arrested on Sunday evening and DRI officials produced her before the Special Court for Economic Offences on Monday evening. The sources said that they did not seek her custody and the judge remanded her in police custody for 14 days till March 18.
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